Q100. India’s boundary with which country was ratified through the 100th Constitutional Amendment in 2015?
[SSC GD Constable (24 November 2021)]
(A) Bhutan
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
Answer: (C) Bangladesh
Explanation: The 100th Constitutional Amendment enabled India to implement the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh in 2015. The agreement settled enclaves and other longstanding territorial anomalies. It did not concern India’s borders with Bhutan, Myanmar or Nepal.
Q99. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which Indian state?
[Rajasthan Patwari (23 October 2021)]
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (A) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh is crossed by the Tropic of Cancer, which passes through central India at roughly 23°30′ N. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh lie predominantly farther south, while Uttar Pradesh is north of its path.
Q98. Which of the following states does not share a border with Bhutan?
[Jharkhand Civil Services Preliminary Examination (19 September 2021)]
(A) Sikkim
(B) Bihar
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Assam
Answer: (B) Bihar
Explanation: Bihar does not share an international boundary with Bhutan. The four adjoining Indian states are Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Although Bihar is near the Himalayan belt, its northern international frontier is with Nepal.
Q97. Which longitude has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?
[SSC CGL Tier-I (23 August 2021)]
(A) 81°30′ E
(B) 82°32′ E
(C) 82°31′ E
(D) 82°30′ E
Answer: (D) 82°30′ E
Explanation: India follows the 82°30′ E meridian for its official standard time. Dividing 82.5 degrees by Earth’s rotation rate of 15 degrees per hour gives 5.5 hours, so IST is five hours thirty minutes ahead of Greenwich.
Q96. Which is the largest Union Territory of India in terms of area?
[SSC CGL Tier-I (18 August 2021)]
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Puducherry
(C) Ladakh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: (C) Ladakh
Explanation: Ladakh became a Union Territory following the 2019 reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir. With an area substantially larger than the other listed Union Territories, it ranks first by area. The question concerns geographical extent, not population.
Q95. Bhutan does not share a border with which of the following Indian states?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I (7 March 2021)]
(A) Assam
(B) Odisha
(C) West Bengal
(D) Sikkim
Answer: (B) Odisha
Explanation: Odisha is not on the India–Bhutan frontier. Bhutan borders four Indian states, including Assam, West Bengal and Sikkim, plus Arunachal Pradesh. Odisha is farther south along the Bay of Bengal coast and has no international land boundary.
Q94. Which of the following districts of Rajasthan shares an international border with Pakistan?
[Rajasthan Police Constable (6 November 2020, Shift 2)]
(A) Kota
(B) Jaipur
(C) Ajmer
(D) Barmer
Answer: (D) Barmer
Explanation: Barmer is situated in western Rajasthan along the India–Pakistan frontier. Kota, Jaipur and Ajmer are inland districts without international borders. Rajasthan’s western edge forms a substantial stretch of India’s land boundary with Pakistan.
Q93. The mainland of India extends between the longitudes of _____.
[DSSSB Primary Teacher (14 November 2019)]
(A) 58°7′ E and 87°25′ E
(B) 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E
(C) 48°7′ E and 77°25′ E
(D) 78°7′ E and 107°25′ E
Answer: (B) 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E
Explanation: India’s mainland stretches approximately from 68°7′ E in Gujarat to 97°25′ E in Arunachal Pradesh. The span produces nearly a two-hour difference in local solar time, although the entire country uses one standard time.
Q92. Which of India’s neighbouring countries shares a border with the maximum number of Indian states?
[DSSSB Primary Teacher (11 November 2019)]
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar
Answer: (C) Nepal
Explanation: Nepal borders five Indian states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim. Myanmar touches four states, while China’s border involves fewer Indian states. The question tests the number of bordering states rather than total boundary length.
Q91. Which of the following at 23°30′ N divides India into almost two halves?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I (4 July 2019, Shift 3)]
(A) Equator
(B) Tropic of Capricorn
(C) Prime Meridian
(D) Tropic of Cancer
Answer: (D) Tropic of Cancer
Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer marks approximately 23°30′ north and passes across central India. Neither the Equator nor the Tropic of Capricorn intersects India. The Prime Meridian is a longitude, not the latitude described in the question.
